The movie " Mr. Red Carpet ", directed by Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau, released the "Elegant Crazy" director's special today (23rd). In the special, Ning Hao not only revealed interesting things on the set, but also shared his own filming experience. The original intention of this "elegant comedy" and the idea of a "minimalist movie" express that the elegance of minimalism is reflected in respect for the audience, and hope to leave the right to choose and think about the movie story to the audience. The movie will be released on February 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
"Mr. Red Carpet" is based on the theme of the film and television industry. It tells the story of the king Liu Weichi (played by Andy Lau) who encounters various absurd stories during his experience in going to the countryside to make a movie for winning awards, and peels away the prosperous appearance of the film industry and entertainment industry. , exposing the little-known chaos in the industry. Such a bold choice of subject matter, in Ning Hao's view, means that as a filmmaker, he must come up with persuasive content to the audience. He said that "choosing the film and television industry as the subject matter means talking to the audience with a self-deprecating attitude."
Let's take a closer look at director Ning Hao's previous works. The movie "Crazy Stone" once stirred up waves in the domestic film market and received many praises. Its black humor is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later works such as " crazy racing " and "crazy alien" also achieved great results in word-of-mouth and box office. But this time Ning Hao changed from the "boiling" and "restless" of the previous crazy series and chose to "settle". "Mr. Red Carpet" not only boldly mocks itself in terms of subject matter, but also makes new attempts in shooting techniques and picture styles. In the film, simple tones such as black and white silhouettes and the changing light and shadow of the images, corridors, high-rise buildings, red carpets... are extremely "Visual adventure" such as neat composition will give the audience a more "clear" viewing experience, which is different from the "fullness" of crazy series of works.
In the special episode, Ning Hao candidly analyzes the core of the story. Through the difficulties encountered by King Liu Weichi along the way, he presents the "communication problems" faced by different groups of people from a small perspective, and at the same time relates to popular events and hot topics on social networks. At the film festival before, many fans who had watched the movie believed that Ning Hao changed the setting of the protagonist from focusing on a small person to a superstar. Although the perspective has changed, the absurd humor and irony are still full. In the
film, King Liu Weichi has different encounters with characters from different positions. He lamented that "with different identities, different ages, and different genders, we can't communicate at all." But is this really the case? Behind the atmosphere of joy and humor, "Mr. Red Carpet" chooses to explore current social reality topics, how to better listen to other people's voices, and whether we can better understand each other. I believe that after watching the movie, the audience will have more thoughts and discussions.
As for "Mr. Red Carpet", as an "elegant comedy" movie with unique qualities during the Spring Festival, Ning Hao said that his definition of "elegant" is to make "movies that do not force the audience, and try to leave the right of choice and thinking to the audience." ”, and bluntly stated that enough space should be reserved for the audience to discuss and communicate with the parts that are of interest to the audience, without being coerced. Director Ning Hao's attempt boldly explores the different expression styles of domestic comedies in a new "happy" way, and also provides the audience with more diverse viewing options.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
editor/Cui Wei